A graphic poster with a black border and a bright red centre. The top left corner is peeled back to reveal the white letters “TO” on a black background.

Swiss designer Dennis Moya’s pared-back and sleek poster work

Words: Rebecca Fulleylove
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Date: 4 November 2015; Work
Graphic Design

Based in Lausanne, Switzerland Dennis Moya is a designer with many fingers in lots of pies. Most recently he set up multidisciplinary studio Bähler Moya with fellow designer Tiffany Bähler. While the website is still just a holding page, Dennis’ personal site has plenty of tantalising teasers to whet your design appetite. It’s his poster work that’s strongest with a limited palette of black, white, red and blue featuring in his latest projects.

It’s a great glimpse into what his work as Bäheler Moya might be like, with a pared-back sensibility and an experimental approach to typography and letterforms. Sleek and considered, his portfolio includes his contribution to Erik Brandt’s Ficciones Typografika a project that explores typography in public spaces, and posters for the Tumblr-based online publication, Totally Drunk.

A bold typographic poster in red, black and white. The stylised text reads “totally drunk”, with the letters stretched and layered over geometric red shapes. — Above
Dennis Moya: Totally Drunk

A graphic design featuring a white background with bold black text that reads “TOTALLY DRUNK 4TH EDITION”. A large red sheet of paper curls over the text, covering the bottom two thirds of the image. — Above
Dennis Moya: Totally Drunk

A graphic poster with a bright red background and a large blue silhouette of a house. To the right, blue text reads “Bähler Moya vous invitent dans leur nouveau nid d’oiseau le samedi 25 juillet 2015”. — Above
Dennis Moya: Pendaison de crémaillère

A graphic poster in red and blue. A blue house shape sits on a red background, with text to the right that reads “Bähler Moya invite you to their new birdhouse on Saturday 25th of July 2015”. — Above
Dennis Moya: Pendaison de crémaillère

A black and white typographic poster featuring the word “BOM” repeated in a large, grey sans-serif font. Thick black lines loop across the text in a fluid, scribbled motion. — Above
Dennis Moya: Ficciones Typografika

A black and white typographic poster featuring bold, distorted lettering. The letters are fragmented by horizontal grey bands, creating a layered, glitchy effect. — Above
Dennis Moya: Ficciones Typografika

A black and white graphic featuring bold, blocky lettering layered behind a fluid, looping script. The script curves across the composition in a continuous, ribbon-like motion. — Above
Dennis Moya: Ficciones Typografika

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www.dennismoya.ch

About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

Swiss designer Dennis Moya’s pared-back and sleek poster work

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